Kochi’s Veena T, daughter of former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, has asked the CEO to postpone her interrogation in connection with the CMRL money laundering case, sources said on Thursday.
The Enforcement Directorate had summoned Veena to appear before its investigation team at the agency’s office in Kochi on Friday.
However, sources said Veena recently sent an email to the emergency department requesting that her appearance be postponed, citing health issues.
They added that she also informed the agency that all the required documents will be submitted through her lawyer soon.
ED sources said the agency will consider issuing a fresh summons with a new date for her appearance.
The ED investigation relates to allegations that Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd made payments amounting to $2.78 crore to Exalogic Solutions Private Limited, an IT consulting firm owned by Veena, without receiving any services in return.
According to the CEO, another company, Empower India Capital Investments Private Limited, run by CMRL Managing Director Sasidharan Kartha, has provided loans worth $50 lakhs to Exalogic despite the company’s failure to pay the installments in time.
The agency alleged that CMRL management, led by Kartha and Veena, generated “criminal proceeds” through these transactions.
The ED registered the case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act on the basis of the prosecution complaint filed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Bureau before a court in Ernakulam in April 2025.
SFIO is the investigative arm of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
The CMRL came under the scrutiny of central agencies after a raid by the Income Tax Department in January 2019 which allegedly revealed irregularities, including some suspected fictitious expenditure, amounting to approx. $130 Crores.
Last month, the ED conducted searches at 10 locations linked to the case, including buildings linked to Veena and her husband, former minister BA Muhammad Riyas.
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